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Video Presentation – Projecting the Negotiation Process
August 14, 2013
Don Philbin demonstrates Picture It Settled® - a groundbreaking advancement in predictive analytics technology designed to more accurately project outcomes in the process of negotiation and alternative dispute resolution. Watch full presentation (11 min 24 sec)
August 14, 2013
Don Philbin demonstrates Picture It Settled® - a groundbreaking advancement in predictive analytics technology designed to more accurately project outcomes in the process of negotiation and alternative dispute resolution. Watch full presentation (11 min 24 sec)
Picture It Settled®’s Winning Presentation “Moneyball for Negotiation” Now Available on Video
August 14, 2013
Picture It Settled®'s Winning Presentation "Moneyball for Negotiation" Now Available on Video President Don Philbin's talk...
August 14, 2013
Picture It Settled®'s Winning Presentation "Moneyball for Negotiation" Now Available on Video President Don Philbin's talk...
Being Great At Math Is More Important Than Ever
August 10, 2013
When media first started going digital, journalists feared that they would be judged by the numbers, rather than on the mastery of their craft. To a large extent, that actually happened, but it wasn’t so bad after all. Most were able to adjust. So there was no small amount of irony surrounding the recent high profile negotiations between ESPN and The New York Times over the services of Nate Silver. The stakes were enormous, as Mr. Silver accounted for as much as 20% of the Grey Lady’s...
August 10, 2013
When media first started going digital, journalists feared that they would be judged by the numbers, rather than on the mastery of their craft. To a large extent, that actually happened, but it wasn’t so bad after all. Most were able to adjust. So there was no small amount of irony surrounding the recent high profile negotiations between ESPN and The New York Times over the services of Nate Silver. The stakes were enormous, as Mr. Silver accounted for as much as 20% of the Grey Lady’s...
Masters of our Own Destiny: Marc Teerlink at TEDxFlanders
August 8, 2013
Marc Teerlink, consumer psychologist, a passionate speaker and visionary from IBM, the company that created Watson - the first non-human winner of Jeopardy! Marc will takes the audience on a roller coaster ride, through witty, yet down to earth, examples of the digitization of society and what we can expect of it in the coming three years.
August 8, 2013
Marc Teerlink, consumer psychologist, a passionate speaker and visionary from IBM, the company that created Watson - the first non-human winner of Jeopardy! Marc will takes the audience on a roller coaster ride, through witty, yet down to earth, examples of the digitization of society and what we can expect of it in the coming three years.
Here’s What Brick-and-Mortar Stores See When They Track You
August 7, 2013
RetailNext, Euclid, Brickstream, Nomi, WirelessWerx, Mexia Interactive, andShopperTrak are just a handful of services that provide brick-and-mortar stores with analytics akin to website traffic reports. By tracking movement within stores, they help retailers better understand how to optimize their layouts, staff their registers, attract returning customers, and more. Some extract turnstile-type traffic data from video feeds. Others, like Euclid, rely on devices’ unique mobile Wi-Fi addresses...
August 7, 2013
RetailNext, Euclid, Brickstream, Nomi, WirelessWerx, Mexia Interactive, andShopperTrak are just a handful of services that provide brick-and-mortar stores with analytics akin to website traffic reports. By tracking movement within stores, they help retailers better understand how to optimize their layouts, staff their registers, attract returning customers, and more. Some extract turnstile-type traffic data from video feeds. Others, like Euclid, rely on devices’ unique mobile Wi-Fi addresses...
Master the Business of Law With Metrics, MatterAnalyzer, and Matter Management
August 7, 2013
Headlines: Prepare to Compete in a Tough Legal Market with MatterAnalyzer Moneyball for Lawyers: Build an All-Star...
August 7, 2013
Headlines: Prepare to Compete in a Tough Legal Market with MatterAnalyzer Moneyball for Lawyers: Build an All-Star...
Posner Tells How Internet Research Has Helped Him Draft Opinions
August 6, 2013
Judge Richard Posner thinks judges and lawyers are too often ignoring a valuable source of information: the Internet. In a forthcoming book, Reflections on Judging, the Chicago-based federal appeals judge writes that the Internet is “an incredible compendium of data” that isn’t going away, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog (sub. req.) reports. Posner acknowledges that Internet research can lead to errors, but so can the traditional fact-finding process at trial, he says. Witnesses may lie,...
August 6, 2013
Judge Richard Posner thinks judges and lawyers are too often ignoring a valuable source of information: the Internet. In a forthcoming book, Reflections on Judging, the Chicago-based federal appeals judge writes that the Internet is “an incredible compendium of data” that isn’t going away, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog (sub. req.) reports. Posner acknowledges that Internet research can lead to errors, but so can the traditional fact-finding process at trial, he says. Witnesses may lie,...
Google Databoard: A New Way to Explore Industry Research
August 4, 2013
It’s important for people to stay up to date about the most recent research and insights related to their work or personal...
August 4, 2013
It’s important for people to stay up to date about the most recent research and insights related to their work or personal...
Using Algorithmic Attribution Techniques to Determine Authorship In Unsigned Judicial Opinions
August 4, 2013
From the Abstract: “This Article proposes a novel and provocative analysis of judicial opinions that are published without indicating individual authorship. Our approach provides an unbiased, quantitative, and computer scientific answer to a problem that has long plagued legal commentators. Our work uses natural language processing to predict authorship of judicial opinions that are unsigned or whose attribution is disputed. Using a dataset of Supreme Court opinions with known authorship,...
August 4, 2013
From the Abstract: “This Article proposes a novel and provocative analysis of judicial opinions that are published without indicating individual authorship. Our approach provides an unbiased, quantitative, and computer scientific answer to a problem that has long plagued legal commentators. Our work uses natural language processing to predict authorship of judicial opinions that are unsigned or whose attribution is disputed. Using a dataset of Supreme Court opinions with known authorship,...
Google Maps Desktop Is New Again
August 3, 2013
Google Maps for mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones isn't the only work Google is doing on the best maps app in the world. You can request an invite to the new Google Maps for the Desktop as well, and it is pretty amazing. Using the card interface that has become ubiquitous on Android Jelly Bean phones and tablets, you can explore the world from your chair. Or, you can go on street view walking tours, and check out the interior of buildings you see. It's the next best thing to being there....
August 3, 2013
Google Maps for mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones isn't the only work Google is doing on the best maps app in the world. You can request an invite to the new Google Maps for the Desktop as well, and it is pretty amazing. Using the card interface that has become ubiquitous on Android Jelly Bean phones and tablets, you can explore the world from your chair. Or, you can go on street view walking tours, and check out the interior of buildings you see. It's the next best thing to being there....
